Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton
Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton | |
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Broughton in 1939. | |
| Born | February 17, 1900 Corbetton, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | September 17, 1993 (aged 93) |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (B.A., 1921) Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D., 1928) |
| Occupation(s) | professor, classical scholar, Roman historian, author |
| Known for | Latin prosopography; Magistrates of the Roman Republic |
Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton, FBA (/ˈbrɔːtən/; 17 February 1900 – 17 September 1993) was a Canadian classical scholar and leading Latin prosopographer of the twentieth century. He is especially noted for his definitive three-volume work, Magistrates of the Roman Republic (1951-1986).